Service Employees International Union Local 503 updated last year's "Moving Oregon Forward" report with ideas to cut the state budget.

The first report ended up being fairly influential. Calls for increasing taxes on well-to-do Oregonians fell on deaf ears, but the legislature ended up adopting several recommendations that could trim middle management and save the state some cash.

In the 2012 update, SEIU takes aim at a number of targets, but spends the most time calling for profound reform of the state's contracting system.

BY CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS & OREGON BUSINESS COUNCIL | OP-ED

Businesses have a significant stake in the health of Oregonians. In fact, we cannot succeed without it. By committing to using our companies as levers for good health, we invest in our people, our business, our quality of life and our economy.

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BY KATRINA WALKER

Generations of students and graduates have been plagued by the question: What is my true calling in life? Four alumni from Corban University’s Hoff School of Business who graduated in different decades say the school helped them find the answer by giving them a practical, well-rounded education.

It’s happening whether anyone’s ready or not. Businesses here in Oregon and across the U.S. are already experiencing the effects of the largest generational shift in recent history, and these changing tides will impact every level of the workplace — from a company’s executive leadership to its cultural core.

The Oregon Chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services, will be hosting it’s Annual Dinner and Keynote event on March 12, 2015. The evening promises to be memorable, with this years Keynote, Christine McKinley.